The Espanyol has decided this Thursday to dispense with the services of Vincent Moreno. The Valencian coach will not even sit on the bench in this Saturday’s game against Valencia. He has been the president of the club, Chen Yanshengwho has made the decision to dismiss him two years after his arrival. Diego Martínez could be his substitute for the following season.
The club certified its salvation this Wednesday despite losing to Alavés, thanks to Mallorca’s draw against Sevilla. With two games to go, Moreno will no longer be in charge of Espanyol and will no longer sit on the bench in this Saturday’s game against Valencia. The decision was communicated to Rufete, sports director of the Catalan club, once it was already taken.
The blue and white team accumulated five consecutive games without knowing the victory, with one draw and four defeats, and has had to wait until matchday 36 to mathematically guarantee its presence in the First Division for another year. The technician would have Several clashes with the locker room. The last one, with striker Raúl De Tomás when he was substituted in the match against Real Madrid.
Vicente Moreno arrived in August 2020 with the aim of returning Espanyol to LaLiga Santander after its decline in the year of the pandemic. The parakeet team achieved it directly and signing a magnificent season in LaLiga Smartbank.
In the year of his return to the elite, Moreno has managed to keep the club in top competition. However, it will be the subsidiary’s coach, Luis Blanco, who will be in charge of the first team in the remaining two games.
